Movie Details
Movie Budget:$350,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Perry Films
Boy Interrupted on the Web:Official Website
Boy Interrupted
Movie"Once there was a little boy who wanted to die"
Audience Score
1 hr 32 minDocumentary
On the night of Oct 2 2005 Hart and Dana Perrys 15yearold son Evan jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window This moving film is the story told by his filmmaker parents and others who knew him of Evans life and death and his lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder It delves into the complexity of Evans disease sharing his familys journey through the maze of mental illness In showing how one family deals with generations of loss and grief the film defies the stigma related to mental illness and suicide and tells a human story that touches everyone
DirectorDana Heinz Perry